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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / July 2005My cat pets *me*!
He's 6mo, intact. When I work the computer he sometimes leaps on my desk, walks up to me and very gently reaches out and lightly touches my face with his front paw. It is not that he's lonely, he has a (fixed) sister whom he sexually harasses regularly. She never does that. > He's 6mo, intact. When I work the computer he sometimes leaps on my desk, > walks up to [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > She never does that. Holly does that frequently, especially when I am lying down. She will sit down beside me and very gently reach out with the tip of her paw and touch me on the nose or cheek. She will do that a couple of time or until I reach out to pet her. I look at it as a sign of affection. MaryL Duffy: http://tinyurl.com/cslwf Holly: http://tinyurl.com/9t68o Duffy and Holly together: http://tinyurl.com/8b47e >> He's 6mo, intact. When I work the computer he sometimes leaps on my desk, >> walks up to [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > Holly: http://tinyurl.com/9t68o > Duffy and Holly together: http://tinyurl.com/8b47e This is how Pearl wakes me up. Grant used to be the waker upper. He sat and stared at me making tiny mrrping noises until I finally woke up. Now that he is gone, usually it is Pearl. She reaches out and WITH claws pats my face gently. It's pretty clever. Without her claws, it would probably not wake me up, but she EVER so gently uses a bit of claw, which does no damage but is annoying as hell. It's also very cute. >He's 6mo, intact. When I work the computer he sometimes leaps on my desk, walks up to >me and very gently reaches out and lightly touches my face with his front paw. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >She never does that. Sammy is also very hands(paws)-on. When she wants something, or is nervous about something, she seems to want to touch me. When she's nervous she doesn't want to be petted or fussed over, it's more like she just wants to know I'm around. This is especially the case when we have a storm and she's hiding under the covers. If I lay on the bed with her she wraps her front paws around my leg.  SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Spot with loving memories of Rocky (RB) stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html > He's 6mo, intact. When I work the computer he sometimes leaps on my > desk, walks up to me and very gently reaches out and lightly touches [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > She never does that. Any reason why he's not been neutered? Not that it has anything to do with him "petting" you... Persia does that all the time. She taps me gently with her paw on the shoulder, neck or face when she wants more attention. Like she doesn't get enough attention as it is! Jill >>He's 6mo, intact. When I work the computer he sometimes leaps on my >>desk, walks up to me and very gently reaches out and lightly touches [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Any reason why he's not been neutered? He needs his testorerone for full, normal development. >>> He's 6mo, intact. When I work the computer he sometimes leaps on my >>> desk, walks up to me and very gently reaches out and lightly [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > He needs his testorerone for full, normal development. Uh, who told you that? Jill >>>>He's 6mo, intact. When I work the computer he sometimes leaps on my >>>>desk, walks up to me and very gently reaches out and lightly [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Uh, who told you that? Physiology textbooks. Think of human eunuchs, castratd in childhood--do they develop normally? >>>>>He's 6mo, intact. When I work the computer he sometimes leaps on my >>>>>desk, walks up to me and very gently reaches out and lightly [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >Physiology textbooks. Think of human eunuchs, castratd in childhood--do >they develop normally? It's been discovered that both male and female kittens can be neutered with no ill effects, considerably earlier than the previously-thought six months. And you don't have to clean up "fully-developed" male cat pee. :P Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 09:59:26 GMT, 223rem <223rem@sbcglobal.com> > > It's been discovered that both male and female kittens can be > neutered with no ill effects, considerably earlier than the > previously-thought six months. Sure. If you dont consider lack of normal male muscular and skeletal development an 'ill effect'. >> On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 09:59:26 GMT, 223rem <223rem@sbcglobal.com> >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >Sure. If you dont consider lack of normal male muscular and >skeletal development an 'ill effect'. Your information is out of date. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com >> On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 09:59:26 GMT, 223rem <223rem@sbcglobal.com> >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >Sure. If you dont consider lack of normal male muscular and >skeletal development an 'ill effect'. My Tiger was neutered at age 6 months. It didn't affect his muscular and skeletal development one iota. He is much larger and a lot more muscular than his sister. I see his intact nephew periodically and that cat is much smaller than he is. Purrs and Hugs, Nan > > Any reason why he's not been neutered? > > He needs his testorerone for full, normal development. /female support: Didn't the sister need her hormones, too? Or is it OK for her not to fully develop? I'm very glad to hear she has been spayed, but if you're going to do one - please do both. You will save him from risks such as catching feline leukemia or getting injuries and abscesses from fights, roaming and getting into danger, catching the FIV virus if he mates with an infected female, and contributing to the huge kitten overpopulation problem. Apart from spraying around his territory (i.e your home) with that delightful tomcat perfume we know and love ;-) Just my 2 cents from a cat rescuer and fosterer.... Deb. Signaturehttp://www.scientific-art.com "He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would; He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield > He's 6mo, intact. When I work the computer he sometimes leaps on my > desk, walks up to me and very gently reaches out and lightly touches [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > She never does that. When will he be fixed? SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. >>He's 6mo, intact. When I work the computer he sometimes leaps on my >>desk, walks up to me and very gently reaches out and lightly touches [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > When will he be fixed? In due time. But thanks for your concern. > He's 6mo, intact. When I work the computer he sometimes leaps on my desk, walks up to > me and very gently reaches out and lightly touches my face with his front paw. We have a kitten who does this. Actually she is 2 years old now, btu she was raised by my partner from age 3 weeks on. She never learned to rub against people the way most cats do. She imitate dhis behaviour, and since he pets her regularly to show affection, she pets US for the same reason. Whenever she can get above our heads--when we are on the couch or bed--she is petting our foreheads with her paw. --Fil Whenever she can get above our heads--when we are on the couch or bed--she is petting our foreheads with her paw. --Fil ====================================== That is soooooooooooooo cute. Suz |
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